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Nancy Norris
I AM 59 YEARS OLD, MOTHER OF FOUR AND GRANDMOTHER OF FOUR. I AM IN THE FITNESS PROFESSION, OWNING NANCY NORRIS FITNESS COMPANY LTD. AND AEROBIC COORDINATOR OF A 4,000 MEMBER, HOSPITAL RELATED FITNESS FACILITY, HURLEY HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER. I'M ALSO A PERSONAL TRAINER WORKING WITH A VARIED POPULATION BUT SPECIALIZING IN CLOSED HEAD INJURY PATIENTS. MY INTERESTS INCLUDE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, ROCK CLIMBING, CAMPING, HIKING, CYCLING, WORKING OUT, TEACHING FITNESS CLASSES, GOLF, SPENDING AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH MY FAMILY, MOVIES/POPCORN, NPA BODYBUILDING JUDGE, MOTOVATIONAL SPEAKER, AND I'M ALSO A LICENSED SKYDIVER I BEGAN CLIMBING IN 1998 AND HAVE CLIMBED: LONGS PEAK, ACONCAGUA, CAYAMBE (SUMMIT), COTOPOXI (SUMMIT) CHIMBORAZO, MT. RAINIER (SUMMIT) KILIMANJARO (SUMMIT), MT. EVEREST ABC, MATTERHORN, EIGER, AIGUILLE DU MIDI (SUMMIT), MONT BLANC (SUMMIT), DENALI (SUMMIT), MT. HOOD, MT. COOK NZ. MY CLIMB OF CHO OYU IS EXCITING FOR ME BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS IT MY FIRST 8,000 METER PEAK, BUT I'M CLIMBING IT IN PREPARATION FOR CLIMBING MT. EVEREST, HOPEFULLY IN 2004.
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS TO ME IS ONE OF THE NOBLEST
OF
HUMAN EXPRESSIONS AND REQUIRES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
TOUGHNESS. IT RENEWS MY STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND
SPIRITUALITY AND IS PERSONALLY REWARDING. I ENJOY
LIVING ON THE EDGE, MAKING THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT
AND STRETCHING MY BOUNDAIES. I WANT TO BE IN
SITUATIONS WHERE LEARNING IS CONSTANT AND SOMETIMES
EVEN CRITICAL TO SURVIVAL. I FEEL MOUNTAINS REVEAL
A
SPECIAL BEAUTY TO THOSE THAT STRUGGLE TO THEIR TOP.
HAVING CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN MAKES ME A STRONGER
PERSON.
